You might not be able to actually be the Batman, but you can totally drive his car.

As nerdy cars go, the Batmobile from Adam West's time as the Caped Crusader in the 60's is probably one of the most recognizable, right up there with the DeLorean from Back to the Future and KITT from Knight Rider. And now, if you've got the cash, you can have an official, working replica of your very own.

DC Comics has granted Fiberglass Freaks the rights to make official replicas of the classic car. Each replica is a mixture of features you'd expect to find on a luxury car, like a high-end sound system and a built in DVD player, and wonderful details like a working flamethrower exhaust and custom made bat-spinners mounted on the wheels.

Each replica is built around the frame of a 1970's Lincoln town car that Fiberglass Freaks provides, and is a fully working vehicle besides being very accurate to the show. You'll need fairly deep pockets in order to get one though, as each replica costs $150,000 and only eight will be made each year.

Fiberglass Freaks' founder Mark Racop is considered to be one of the leading experts on the '66 Batmobile, and has been a fan of the car since he first saw it in 1967. His whole company built up around his desire to own a Batmobile of his very own, and he describes building them as a "passion."

oh god, the theme keeps playing in my mind, make it stop, Please - make it stop!*behaves erraticly like the marines in quake 2*

i did however think that the flamethrower exhaust was illegal, both in america and europe ?

if not, im going to tape some fireworks to my car and call em JATO´s..that would be kinda neat tbh, especially if i could mount some form of release-mechanism that would allow me to.. ehm, ill.. work on this and you just go away and pretend you didint see anything..

Sweet :) I saw one of these Batmobiles in a car museum (an awesome place it had KITT a BttF DeLorian, A-Team Van, and loads more) and they are sweet. Weren't they an actual car with only a little bit of modification (flame exhaust) rather than a total conversion like a lot of Batmobiles.

thenumberthirteen:Weren't they an actual car with only a little bit of modification (flame exhaust) rather than a total conversion like a lot of Batmobiles.

The original Barris Bamobile design is based off the 1955 Lincoln Futura - a concept car that never went into production, and cost $250,000 to make. Ford sold it to George Barris for $1, who then made quite possibly the most legendary vehicle of all time.

thenumberthirteen:Weren't they an actual car with only a little bit of modification (flame exhaust) rather than a total conversion like a lot of Batmobiles.

The original Barris Bamobile design is based off the 1955 Lincoln Futura - a concept car that never went into production, and cost $250,000 to make. Ford sold it to George Barris for $1, who then made quite possibly the most legendary vehicle of all time.

thenumberthirteen:Weren't they an actual car with only a little bit of modification (flame exhaust) rather than a total conversion like a lot of Batmobiles.

The original Barris Bamobile design is based off the 1955 Lincoln Futura - a concept car that never went into production, and cost $250,000 to make. Ford sold it to George Barris for $1, who then made quite possibly the most legendary vehicle of all time.

thenumberthirteen:Weren't they an actual car with only a little bit of modification (flame exhaust) rather than a total conversion like a lot of Batmobiles.

The original Barris Bamobile design is based off the 1955 Lincoln Futura - a concept car that never went into production, and cost $250,000 to make. Ford sold it to George Barris for $1, who then made quite possibly the most legendary vehicle of all time.

Bet Ford kicked themselves after that one!

OT: I'd rather have the Dark Knight Batmobile....... personally.

Or Adam West's because it has Bat-TV

Barris was already well known for making custom vehicles for film and television. Ford all but gave it to him because they knew he'd make something awesome with it. I know if I had the money, I'd be camped out waiting for one. I'm sure they look back on the deal as something to be proud of.

mjc0961:Why can't I shake the feeling that a working flamethrower exhaust thing on the back is just an accident waiting to happen?

The safety issue regarding flamethrowers really breaks down to the difference between buying a professional flame thrower kit built to assure safety from people who know what they are doing and idiots who try to do it themselves. The latter of course being more likely to burn the house down or set their car on fire. When it comes to altering the flow of gasoline for such purposes its not ideal for weekend drunks who think they know everything about their car.